Alright — let’s not get too deep here, but sometimes you just need a song that gets that weird, quiet, “I’m-in-my-head-but-I-don’t-wanna-talk-about-it” vibe.
“Stay” by The Rare Occasions? Yeah… that’s the one.
🎸 So What’s the Vibe?
This isn’t a song that comes at you loud. It creeps in, settles, and just rides along with whatever you’re feeling.
It’s emotional — but not in a “grab tissues” kind of way. More like, you’re driving at night with your hood up and nothing to say, and this track’s just playing quietly in the background like it belongs there.
The lyrics?
They hit that zone between doubt, love, confusion, and trying — without over-explaining. Real ones know.
🎬 The Video
Directed by Chelsea Lutz and shot/edited by Kenneth Bauer, the music video just fits.
It’s not flashy — it’s simple, well-shot, and captures that exact lowkey emotional tone of the song. You’re not watching it to get hyped; you’re watching it to feel seen.
Shoutout to Griffin Scanlan and Alyssa Timpson for starring in it, and of course, the band themselves for keeping it raw and relatable.
🔗 Everything The Rare Occasions
Wanna keep up with their stuff? Here’s the full plug:
👉 The Rare Occasions – Linktree
They’ve got more tracks, more vibes, and you already know — if you liked Stay, there’s more where that came from.
💭 Final Word
Not even gonna lie — I don’t even know exactly what to say about this track.
It’s one of those songs.
The ones you throw on when life’s just being life and you don’t want advice, you just want something to sit with you.
“Stay” does that.
Put it in your “going through it” playlist.
You’ll know when to play it.